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105921

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she next plans to meet farming organisations in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	212928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State met with a number of Welsh farming organisations when she visited the Royal Welsh Show on 21 July. We work closely with farming organisations across the UK and look forward to meeting representatives in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 05/11/2014 16:11:33 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

105924

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Milk: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with farming organisations in Wales about changes in the price of milk.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	212929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>I chair regular meetings of the Dairy Supply Chain Forum which includes key representatives from the whole of the supply chain, including colleagues from Wales and from the farming industry. The next meeting is on 19 November. It will focus on the key issues and opportunities that the dairy sector is facing, including the latest market situation.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Defra officials maintain regular contact with their counterparts in Wales on a range of dairy issues.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/11/2014 14:04:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

105925

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Milk: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the causes of recent changes in the price of milk.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	212930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Milk prices are falling as a result of the ban on dairy imports to Russia and falling returns from global commodity markets. Despite these challenges, the long-term outlook for UK dairying remains positive. Over the next decade, the UK dairy industry estimates global demand to rise by 2.5% a year with growing world incomes and an expanding population. UK dairy exports are already at record levels and we will continue to encourage and support our domestic farmers and processors to develop their businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/11/2014 15:05:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

105927

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on legal fees over prevention of release of information requested by Freedom of Information requests since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested. Legal expenditure is not broken down in this way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 06/11/2014 14:34:33 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105929

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Freedom of Information requests her Department has declined to answer in full since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is included in Freedom of Information statistics published on the Internet:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics#2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics#2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 06/11/2014 14:30:24 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105931

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on iPhones in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>iPhones are not approved devices for use in Core Defra. The Department has therefore incurred no spend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 06/11/2014 14:25:40 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

102040

registered interest
date	31/10/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Poultry: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on beak trimming; and what assessment her Department has made of the results of Bristol University's recent research on this topic.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
uin	212811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is working with the Beak Trimming Action Group (BTAG), which includes representatives from industry, welfare groups and scientists, to find ways to manage flocks of laying hens without the need to trim beaks.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this process, Defra is currently funding a peer reviewed research study by the University of Bristol to assess the effectiveness of management strategies in reducing injurious pecking in non-beak trimmed laying hens. Our intention is to consider all available advice and evidence, including the outcome of the on-going research study, in the review we are conducting in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/11/2014 14:14:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw

102041

registered interest
date	31/10/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Environment Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the average time taken between a receipt of application and the granting of (a) groundwater permits, (b) mining waste disposal permits, (c) water discharge activity permits, (d) water abstraction licences, (e) radioactive substances activity permits and (f) industrial emissions permits by the Environment Agency in the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	212836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Environment Agency is required to determine 95% of development consent applications in 91 days or less subject to agreed exceptions. The Environment Agency continues to meet this target.</p><p>The table below sets out the average time taken between receipt of application and the determination for applications under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR, covering activities (a),(b),(c) and (f)), and for water abstraction (d).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011</p><p>(Avg time in days)</p></td><td><p>2012</p><p>(Avg time in days)</p></td><td><p>2013</p><p>(Avg time in days)</p></td><td><p>2014</p><p>(Avg time in days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EPR average (a,b,c,f )</p></td><td><p>79.3</p></td><td><p>81.1</p></td><td><p>61.8</p></td><td><p>53.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water abstraction (d)</p></td><td><p>127.5</p></td><td><p>90.9</p></td><td><p>75.8</p></td><td><p>49.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The following table provides the average times taken for each EPR activity. Information is not held centrally for ground water applications or radioactive substances.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><br><p> </p></td><td> </td><td><p>2011</p><p>(Avg time in days)</p></td><td><p>2012</p><p>(Avg time in days)</p></td><td><p>2013</p><p>(Avg time in days)</p></td><td><p>2014</p><p>(Avg time in days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) &amp; (c)</p></td><td><p>Water discharge applications (including ground water discharges)</p></td><td><p>41.3</p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td><td><p>34.0</p></td><td><p>35.4</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>All Waste permits (inc mining waste)</p></td><td><p>125.6</p></td><td><p>92.3</p></td><td><p>79.8</p></td><td><p>64.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b)</p></td><td><p>Mining waste permitting</p></td><td><p>42.5</p></td><td><p>116.4</p></td><td><p>78.9</p></td><td><p>65.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(e)</p></td><td><p>Radioactive Substances</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Based on the 14/15 half-year figures - 98.5% are determined in under 91 days</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(f)</p></td><td><p>Industrial Emissions Permits</p></td><td><p>82.7</p></td><td><p>102.9</p></td><td><p>74.5</p></td><td><p>62.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 05/11/2014 16:13:36 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

101842

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the mode of storage and containment of water that has been used for the hydraulic fracking permitted by the Government to date; and whether any sites have been designated for this purpose.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	212768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Flowback fluids from hydraulic fracturing operations are deemed to be a mining waste and therefore require an environmental permit from the Environment Agency for temporary storage on site. Subsequent treatment and disposal of the fluid at a waste treatment facility is also regulated by the Environment Agency. Waste waters must be stored in sealed tanks on bunded storage areas. The storage of wastewaters in open lagoons, as has sometimes been practised in the US, would not be permitted in this country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 05/11/2014 15:58:14 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

101844

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what courses of action are available for people to raise concerns about suspected contamination of water as a result of fracking.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	212770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Concerns about any suspected contamination incidents, irrespective of source, should be raised with the Environment Agency via its incident hotline, details of which are available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As far as fracking is concerned we have robust regulatory controls in place. Shale gas wells must be designed, built and operated to standards set in the regulations governed by the Health and Safety Executive, and the Environment Agency will not permit the use of substances hazardous to groundwater to be used in hydraulic fracturing where they may enter groundwater and cause pollution. Industry practice, underpinned by regulations, ensures monitoring will be required prior to, during and post-operation of the site.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>As with any activity, the Environment Agency can take enforcement action to prevent or remedy pollution of groundwater caused by the actions of operators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 05/11/2014 16:06:28 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant